Alex Jones gets emotional as Chris Evans says goodbye to One Show ahead of Top Gear move

Alex Jones gets emotional as Chris Evans says goodbye to One Show ahead of Top Gear move

THEY'VE grown incredibly close over the past five years, so it's no surprise that Alex Jones got rather emotional as Chris Evans made his final appearance on The One Show ahead of his Top Gear move yesterday.

After the news broke, Chris took to Twitter to praise his predecessors and reassure his fans he would be continuing with his popular breakfast show.

"First tweet as new Top Gear host. I would like to say Jeremy, Richard & James are the greatest. And NO I'm not leaving the R2 Breakfast Show," he wrote at the time.

The Radio 2 star – who has signed a three-year deal to lead an all-new line-up on the show – said he was "thrilled" to be taking Top Gear forward, replacing sacked Jeremy Clarkson.

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Alex films The One Show alongside Chris

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In a statement he added: "I’m thrilled, Top Gear is my favourite programme of all time. Created by a host of brilliant minds who love cars and understand how to make the massively complicated come across as fun, devil-may-care and effortless."

He continued: "When in fact of course, it's anything but and that's the genius of Top Gear's global success.

"I promise I will do everything I possibly can to respect what has gone on before and take the show forward."